Masala Mama in the news
Everything I ate here the other night was exceptional. The Watermelon Chaat Salad was the best version of this dish I've ever had. I have to go back here at least once more this summer just to eat another bowl of this.
This Brooklyn company, which produces a line of vegetarian Indian sauces, has opened a summer pop-up for delivery, takeout or counter-service dining that will operate through the end of September. Everything is vegetarian and home style.
"I've always dreamed of having a small Indian cafe that prepared the homestyle Indian food I grew up with.
Now with the introduction of the pop-up I am thrilled to finally offer the Indian take-out and delivery to New Yorkers that I used to dream about ordering for myself," Masala Mama owner Nidhi Jalan said.
Nidhi Jalan, the chef and founder of Brooklyn-based food company Masala Mama, has a new vegetarian Indian pop-up residency in Gowanus. The menu (which is full of things like sourdough naan, saag made with kabocha squash, and vegan dishes using handmade, kettle-style tofu sourced in Connecticut) is available for in-person dining as well as takeout and delivery until September.
“This is my third week, and even though it’s backbreaking, I’m really enjoying not running a company where I’m not meeting people but just selling sauces,” Jalan, who originally hails from Kolkata, told The Post.
You never know where your next great meal might come from. My meal from the Masala Mama Pop-up, which was great, came because a friend goes to the same gym as one of the people who opened the temporary restaurant in a Chinese restaurant not too far away.